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who was harriet lane? >> she was the niece of james buchanan. she'd been orphaned at an early age and he took her under his wing. when her father died, i think he was made aware -- made it her guardian. >> buchanan was her guardian. both her parents died when she was about 9 or 10 and he was her buchanan. guardian. >> legal guardian. >> he took care of a bunch of nieces and nephews. he was a bachelor. outor the pennsylvanians there we should mention he was pennsylvania's only president. >> from lancaster. >> we will be visiting the home he built in lancaster, pennsylvania, as the segment continues. as a reminder, we'd like you to be involved. it's more fun when you ask questions. you can do that by calling us, 202-573-5580. and you can tweet us using the #firstlady or post-it on facebook and we'll take your questions. >> there was a reading about a pygmalion between the uncle and niece and he was determined to shape her into a proper woman. >> he took very good care -- he had a very affectionate relationship with her. he loved her dearly. she lo
who was harriet lane? >> she was the niece of james buchanan. she'd been orphaned at an early age and he took her under his wing. when her father died, i think he was made aware -- made it her guardian. >> buchanan was her guardian. both her parents died when she was about 9 or 10 and he was her buchanan. guardian. >> legal guardian. >> he took care of a bunch of nieces and nephews. he was a bachelor. outor the pennsylvanians there we should mention he was pennsylvania's...
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more on jayne pearce and harriet lane at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span.org. and our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partner, chronicling life in the white house during the tenure of each of the first ladies, and we are offering a special edition of the book of the first ladies of the united states of america, featuring a biography, comments from noted historians, and bought from michelle obama on noted force ladies in history. $12.95 s c-span.org/products. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as the public service by your television provider. julie doyle and josh reddick thompson are the third prize winners in the c-span student cam video contest. their message to the president is about the role of small business in the u.s. economy. >> dear mr. president, with all the items in your agenda and you have to consider, we believe the internal growth of our economy comes from the top, particularly in regard to small businesses. these are local business
more on jayne pearce and harriet lane at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span.org. and our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partner, chronicling life in the white house during the tenure of each of the first ladies, and we are offering a special edition of the book of the first ladies of the united states of america, featuring a biography, comments from noted historians, and bought from michelle obama...
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harriet lane was a frequent hostess, a fashion trendsetter, and a strong lobbyist for native american rights. on more on jane pierce and , live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of the to the first ladies. we are offering a special edition of the book, first ladies of the united states of america, presenting a biography and portrait of each first lady. for theailable discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping that c- span.org/products. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> up next, remarks from former secretary of state and first lady hillary clinton. obama was in connecticut today, talking about gun violence and gun legislation. you can watch our first lady's program again tonight at midnight eastern. >> in a speech friday, elrich lynn talked about women's education and business initiatives in developing countries. the former first lady and york
harriet lane was a frequent hostess, a fashion trendsetter, and a strong lobbyist for native american rights. on more on jane pierce and , live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of the to the first ladies. we are offering a special edition of the book, first ladies of the united states of america, presenting a biography and portrait of...
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meet harriet lane, a look at her life and that of her predecessor jane pearce. tonight's ons," the c-spanand c-span3. journal"ngton continues. host: we'll get your money and how taxpayer dollars are spent on government programs. we will learn more today from nicole clowers. she is with the government accountability office where she serves as financial market and community investment director. last week released their third annual report on federal programs that are duplicated in the federal budget. why did you get this report. tell us more about it. this the third report we have looked at duplication. we required a few years ago to study these issues and this year we put out a report where we identified 31 new areas that either we found evidence of duplication and fragmentation or opportunities for cost savings to. host: define for us the overlap of duplication and fragmentation. guest: you can think of them in tiers. fragmentation is the lowest level where we have multiple agencies working on the same broad national interest. for example you might have multiple
meet harriet lane, a look at her life and that of her predecessor jane pearce. tonight's ons," the c-spanand c-span3. journal"ngton continues. host: we'll get your money and how taxpayer dollars are spent on government programs. we will learn more today from nicole clowers. she is with the government accountability office where she serves as financial market and community investment director. last week released their third annual report on federal programs that are duplicated in the...
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meet harriet lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor, jane pierce, along with their questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. at 9:00adies" tonight eastern on c-span. also on c-span radio and at c- span.org. >> certainly, general petraeus thought that his private communications were going to remain private. we all should have that reasonable expectation that when we are communicating with one person, we are not communicating with the government. we are not laying out our whole life to the government. we should have that privacy. >> we want the government to be trustworthy, but we do not want to say the american people, trust government. againstyour defense being abused. as we see new problems, you should pass laws to protect people's privacy and their fourth amendment rights, rather than saying, the government has not abused those yet -- why are you concerned? or the courts may come in and save the day. they might, but while we are here, why don't we make sure that the l
meet harriet lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor, jane pierce, along with their questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. at 9:00adies" tonight eastern on c-span. also on c-span radio and at c- span.org. >> certainly, general petraeus thought that his private communications were going to remain private. we all should have that reasonable expectation that when we are communicating with one person, we are not communicating with the government. we...
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meet harriet lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor, jane pierce, along with your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. monday night, live at 9:00 eastern. saturday, on american history tv, a chance to weigh in live on emancipation and civil rights him and the role of corporations in american life in both panels from the organization of american historians annual meeting from san francisco. it starts at nine: 30 a.m. eastern with a look at the history of the black freed me from -- movement am a followed by your questions and calls. then at noon, a debate on the role of corporations in american life. that is also followed by your questions live at 1:30. , saturday,fe starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span's american history tv. "washington journal" continues. host: ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for the "washington post." what is the significance of thursday's vote? caller: the senate is going to talk. -- guest: the senate is going to talk. a debate will beg
meet harriet lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor, jane pierce, along with your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. monday night, live at 9:00 eastern. saturday, on american history tv, a chance to weigh in live on emancipation and civil rights him and the role of corporations in american life in both panels from the organization of american historians annual meeting from san francisco. it starts at nine: 30 a.m. eastern with a look at the history of...
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and we have an opportunity here to see harriet lane, served as white house hostess later on. dollyarah polk and madison and james k. polk. photography as a political tool, how do politicians abrb this new technology and begin to use it for their benefit? >> they are just beginning to figure this out. you really don't get it until the 1850's and maybe the 1860 election when photography is everywhere. now it is almost a novelty. it is not all that terrific. you have to sit for a long time. it is not a single shot in the picture is there. you have to sit there rigidly and not move while the photograph is being taken. towarde moving photography. much more important than photography is the very sophisticated line of type and art in newspapers. you have wonderful campaign posters being done. when polk runs, currier of currier and ives does a campaign poster for his opponent. with a picture of henry clay. they are using that kind of technology. photography you probably want to save for the fillmore's and beyond. knownalso have the first photograph of the white house. we will show it
and we have an opportunity here to see harriet lane, served as white house hostess later on. dollyarah polk and madison and james k. polk. photography as a political tool, how do politicians abrb this new technology and begin to use it for their benefit? >> they are just beginning to figure this out. you really don't get it until the 1850's and maybe the 1860 election when photography is everywhere. now it is almost a novelty. it is not all that terrific. you have to sit for a long time....
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meet harriet lane. we will look at her light -- at her life and her predecessor, jane pierce. first ladies, monday night live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> we like to think it is an important book in the sense that it tells you how the course works. there are so few good books out there that explain what is the process, how do they go about this, how do they decide be cases, what are they saying to one another. we see cases where the court is split 5-4. what do they really think? to their personal feelings get into it? it is a book about capital punishment and how the book -- the courts operate. >> we dig into the memoranda, theand forth between justices, and a lot of stuff is available. i was just fascinated by the human side of it. haveny cases, justices reservations about capital honest men meant. >> abc news veterans martin clancy and tim o'brien on the capital punishment cases that have defined the supreme court. tonight at 9:00 on "afterwords. " >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to c-s
meet harriet lane. we will look at her light -- at her life and her predecessor, jane pierce. first ladies, monday night live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> we like to think it is an important book in the sense that it tells you how the course works. there are so few good books out there that explain what is the process, how do they go about this, how do they decide be cases, what are they saying to one another. we see cases where the...
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and tune in monday for jane pierce and harriet lane. >> talk about some of the people of the movement. who were the people who most moved things? was it came, malcolm x, the death of mr. evers, carmichael, john lewis? >> all of the above. all of them had different roles in the movement. one of the ways in which i tried to explain to students is that rosa parks made martin luther king possible. martin luther king did not make rosa parks possible. if she had not done what she did by refusing to give up her seat on that montgomery bus, martin luther king would have simply been an articulate, well- meaning baptist minister. it is because the rosa parks that we are talking about him today. she opened up the possibility for him to display those qualities that he had and to rise to the occasion. >> this weekend, stanford university professor labor and carson joins other civil rights historians at the organization for american historians annual meeting in san francisco. all of the panel, professor carson takes your questions live. it arts saturday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on east and three's "ame
and tune in monday for jane pierce and harriet lane. >> talk about some of the people of the movement. who were the people who most moved things? was it came, malcolm x, the death of mr. evers, carmichael, john lewis? >> all of the above. all of them had different roles in the movement. one of the ways in which i tried to explain to students is that rosa parks made martin luther king possible. martin luther king did not make rosa parks possible. if she had not done what she did by...
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meet harriet lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor, jane pierce. along with your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. first ladies, monday nights at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is dr. patrician quinn from the national center for girls with adhd and serves as their director. thank you for serving us. what is adhd? guest: a chemical disorder that usually starts in childhood that may persist into adulthood and is comprised of a set of says -- symptoms. it usually involves trouble paying attention, distractibility. they may also include hyperactivity impulsivity, but it is not and everyone with the disorder. it is usually also genetically and heritage, so we see other family members with similar problems. we also see that there are other conditions, usually the result of insult during pregnancy or later on neck and also mimic or look like the same symptoms in adhd. host: the cdc came out with new numbers this week, 11% of schoo
meet harriet lane. we will look at her life and that of her predecessor, jane pierce. along with your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. first ladies, monday nights at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is dr. patrician quinn from the national center for girls with adhd and serves as their director. thank you for serving us. what is adhd? guest: a chemical...
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tune in monday for first ladies jane pierce and harriet lane. >> senator rand paul spoke to students at howard university. he talked about his party's history of opposing slavery. howard university is a historically black college founded after the civil war. senator paul also took questions after this 50-minute event. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. would like to thank the president and the faculty and the students letting me come today. people ask me are you nervous about speaking at the university, some of the students may be democrats? my response is the trip will be a success if i can get the hilltop to have a headline that says a republican came to howard but he came in peace. my wife asked me last week, she said do you have doubts, do you have doubts about trying to advance a message for an entire country? the truth is sometimes. when i do have doubts i think of a line from t.s. elliott. a line that says how should i presume to spit out the butt ends of my ways. when i think of how political enemies twist my ways i think of those words, when i'm pinned on presume? ow shall
tune in monday for first ladies jane pierce and harriet lane. >> senator rand paul spoke to students at howard university. he talked about his party's history of opposing slavery. howard university is a historically black college founded after the civil war. senator paul also took questions after this 50-minute event. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. would like to thank the president and the faculty and the students letting me come today. people ask me are you nervous about...